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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Drake Bulldogs

The Southern Illinois Salukis and the Drake Bulldogs will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Knapp Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -8.5-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's total opened at 138.

Drake was a 75-67 loser in its last match on the road against Sycamores. They failed to cover the +5.5-point spread as underdogs.

Southern Illinois was a 74-71 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Flames. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites.

Southern Illinois:
Team record: 15-8 SU,15-6-1 ATS
Southern Illinois is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Southern Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Drake

Drake:
Team record: 18-5 SU,11-11 ATS
Drake is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Drake is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Drake's last 5 games at home

Next up:
Southern Illinois home to Illinois State Saturday, February 10
Drake at Bradley Saturday, February 10